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New footage from the front of a train travelling over Acton Grange junction on the West Coast main line shows how it's 'out with the old and in with the new' when its £27m transformation starts tomorrow (20 July).

Members of the public are being warned to stay off the railway as new high voltage equipment goes live on the line between Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria.

Drone footage has been released showing the scale of the multi-million-pound upgrade of a major railway junction near Warrington which begins this weekend.

Primary school children have been learning about railway safety during the multi-million pound upgrade of Stechford station in Birmingham.

A major refurbishment of Longbridge station is providing a better railway for passengers in Birmingham.

Next Saturday (20 July) a major junction on the West Coast main line will close for 16 days for vital engineering work in Warrington, train passengers were warned today.

Motorists are being informed about the last road closure needed to complete the restoration of three historic railway bridges that will help keep passenger and freight services running safely and reliably through Manchester city centre for decades to come.

Passengers and residents are being invited to find out more about the multi-million-pound upgrade to make Mills Hill station in Greater Manchester accessible for everyone.